Improvement in toilet-glass frames



l. HOLLELY.

Toilet Glass Frames.

Patentedluly 27,1875.

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MM flww w N. PETERS, PHOTO LITHDGfiAPHER, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES JOSEPH HOLLELY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT m TOILET-GLASS FRAMES.

Specificationforming part of Letters Patent No. 166,007, dated July 27, 1875 application filed May 1, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOSEPH HOLLELY, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented an Improved Toilet-Glass Frame; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of this specification Figure 1 being a view of the molded strip of sheet metal, of which the frameis made; Fig. 2,

a front View of the same bent round into shape for the glass before uniting its ends; Fig. 3, a front view of the same secured and finished on a mirror 5 Fig. 4., acentral transverse section of the frame and mirror, as in Fig. 3 5 Fig. 5, a front view of the tagpiece, serving as a handle and for suspending the glass, and also to unite the ends of the frame-strip around the glass; Fig. 6, a back view of the same as applied to the mirror-frame..

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

My invention consists in a frame for small toilet glasses or mirrors, constructed of a strip of sheet-brass or other suitable sheet metal, of sufficient length to reach around the edge of the glass and have its ends lap over, one

the other, far enough for uniting, and swaged or otherwise molded into proper shape transversely to inclose and hold around the edges of the glass and of the back of the mirror, as well as to give a good appearance, and its ends united around the mirror by means of another piece of sheet metal stamped or cut into suitable form, with projections at the lower edge thereof to pass through holes in the ends of the frame-strip for uniting the same, and finally to be bent and clinched down under and around the inner edges thereof, to retain the piece in place, all substantially as herein specified.

1n the drawings, the frame-strip is represented at A, the uniting tag-piece at B, the glass at G, and the back piece at D. The frame-strip A, of sheet-brass or other suitable sheet metahwhen out to the proper length and width and molded to the proper shape, has two holes, a a, respectively, near its two ends, through which points or projections b b and c c of the tag-piece B are passed, when the frame-strip is put around the edges of the glass 0 and back D, as shown in the drawings. When passed through the holes in the framestrip, two of the points I) b are allowed to extend down between the glass and back alittle distance, to strengthen and steady the connection, and the other two points, cc, are bent down under and clenched up around the back edge of the frame-piece, as shown in Fig. 6, to hold the tag-piece securely in place. Besides these points there is a rounded or well-shaped projection, d, on the tag-piece, which extends down over the front side of the frame, to hide the joined ends thereof and further help to clamp and strengthen the connection.

The frame may be applied to photographs and small forms.

The construction is exceedingly cheap, and furnishes a frame of handsome appearance.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A toilet-glass frame composed of astrip, A,

of sheet metal, molded into proper shape, in

combination with a suspending-piece, B, by which its ends are united around the glass,

substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein specified.

Specification signed by me this 25th'day of March, 1875.

JOSEPH HOLLELY.

Witnesses:

JAMES B. 001.1, RANDALL S. Novas.

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